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Harrisburg: Board of Commissioners. Very Good+. 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. Report of Progress. GG. Clean black cloth has gilt title on spine. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Front and rear Pockets contain a color map each: Little Pine Creek Coal Basin Sheet 2, GG; Lycoming County , GG. Map illustrated frontispiece. Section diagrams. Geology ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages .
THE QUIET FIELDS. by 'BB'. Illustrated by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford
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Michael Joseph, London, 1981, first edtion. 206 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0718120396 Charming b&w illustrations. "There is a growing need for the 'quiet fields' in this noisy, restless world. Mercifully, they can still be found by the country-lover and naturalist. This book tells of a year spent deep in the countryside, beginning when the year is young, when trees and hedges are bare to the winter winds, and on through the spring, summer and autumn, to winter once again. Whatever the season of the year there is always something to see in the countryside, even when the 'quiet fields' are sheeted with snow. There are the winter migrants - the wildfowl of the wet places, the delicate fieldfares and redwings - who come to Britain to escape the bitter temperatures of their native lands. 'BB' also describes the advent of the spring migrants, which bring such intense joy to the naturalist that he even had to surrender his studio to a swallow family, which honoured him with a visit and two lusty broods of young. And the arrival of frogs at his Big Pond, the first for years, was a red-letter day in his calendar. There is still magic and a sense of peace in Britain's woods and fields. This book sets out to prove it, and the illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford echo exactly the spirit of the writing." Minor very soft crease, faint pencil erasure marks and previous owner's embossed blind stamp on front free endpaper; small light crease at bottom corner of half-title page; very minor edgewear; minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has one small closed tear, one tiny tear, light edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, very light rubbing, minor soiling, small area of delamination at bottom of front panel at flap-fold, a few tiny dints on hinges - mainly rear hinge - now protected in removable mylar sleeve. Very Good/Very Good.
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THE GEOLOGY OF LYCOMING AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES 1. Field Notes of Andrew Sherwood. 2. Coal Basins by Franklin Platt
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Jungle Memories
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1933 Whittlesey House first edition. Henry Rusby was a well know botanist and participant in numerous expeditions to the Amazon and other tropical climes.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issue is light soil to the exterior edges of the text block. Overall, a clean and sold copy of a somewhat uncommon classic in the field.Please message me with any questions.
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Professional Paper No. 40, The Triassic Cephalopod Genera of America TOGETHER WITH Professional Paper No. 41, Geology of the Central Copper River Region, Alaska
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. First edition. 1905 TWO GEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATED WITH FINE LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES OF FOSSILS AND MAPS OF ALASKA REFLECT THE US GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. Two monographs of the United States Geological Survey: Professional Papers 40 and 41, bound together. 11 1/2 inches tall hardcover, black buckram binding, paper labels to spine, bookplate of Library of the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences to front paste-down, 214 pp text, 85 lithographic plates with facing descriptive text; 133 pp, publications of the USGS, 3 pp, 20 photographic plates and maps (some folding). ALPHEUS HYATT (1839-1902) became a professor of paleontology and zoology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1870, where he taught for eighteen years, and was professor of biology and zoology at Boston University from 1877 until his death in 1902. He also served as curator of the Boston Society of Natural History. Hyatt studied under Louis…
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Daylight Land The Experience, Incidents, and Adventures, Humorous and Otherwise,: which Befel Judge John Doe, Tourist, of San Francisco; Mr. Cephas Pepperell, Capitalist, of Boston; Colonel Goffe, the Man From New Hampshire, and Divers Others, in their Parlor-Car excursion Over Prairie and Mountain, All of Which I Saw, and One of Whom
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First edition. Illustrated. 338 pp., [1 pp. ad]. Lrg. 8vo, original gilt decorated publisher's cloth, A.E.G. With decorated endpapers. Slight wear to spine ends, inscription to browned ffep, else a beautifully bright copy Murray, an American clergyman became as "Adirondack Murray" after a series of works which popularized the Adirondack area in Upstate New York. An impassioned outdoorsman, Murray was an early advocate for the conservation movement and promoted health and well being by immersing oneself in nature. So popular indeed were his articles on the Adirondacks, people flocked in droves from the city to get out into nature. It is said that the term "vacation" came about from this movement from the city to the wilderness. In this book he travels by railroad along the North-West coast of America and British Columbia. Notes on wild game, angling, and scenery.
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Grub The Bush Baby (1st Printing 1972 HC with DJ, NF)
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Rural Affairs: A Practical and Copiously Illustrated Register of Rural Economy and Rural Taste, Including Country Dwellings, Improving and Planting Grounds, Fruits and Flowers, Domestic Animals, and All Farm and Garden Processes. Vol. VI: Four Hundred an
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Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science.
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Grub The Bush Baby (1st Printing 1972 HC with DJ, NF)
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Dr. White (Signed 1st Printing)
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North-South Books, 1999-02-01. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x0. Signed. 1ST PRINTING SIGNED IN PERSON BY JANE GOODALL and NOT inscribed to anyone! A heartwarming true story brilliantly illustrated by Julie Litty. Condition is near-fine inside and out. A lovely and hard-to-find book signed by Jane. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.
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The Living Planet (Reader's Digest Augmented & Enlarged Ed Signed by David)
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The quiet fields
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London: Michael Joseph. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket,not price clipped and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Super woodcut illustrations by BB.Contents are clean though with some age toning and spotting along the page edges.8vo 206pp uncommon in this condition First Edition 1st Impression.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a cover sleeve [1981] . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1981.
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THE QUIET FIELDS
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Published by Michael Joseph, 1981. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by BB, . Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. This book tells of a year spent deep in the countryside, beginning when the year is young, when trees and hedges are bare to the winters winds, and on through the spring, summer and autumn, to winter once again. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Super b/w illustrations. Small damp mark to base of spine (corresponding mark to wrapper). Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has some edge-creasing and browning; small tear to top of spine (repaired to verso).
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The Naturalist's Calendar
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Leather Bound. Good. Half leather over cloth boards in good condition. Marbled endpapers. TEG. With 40 hand-colored engravings. Raised bands on the spine. A few words underlined pp. 115-116. Some foxing. Eight pages have a dark mark in the center of the page, but the text is still legible. A damp stain on the lower corner of many pages. With additions and Supplementary notes by William Jardine. Edited with further illustrations, a biographical sketch of the author and a complete index by Edward Jesse.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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The Polynesian Triangle
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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